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Event

Tribute to Milan Kundera

PARIS: On 30 May 2024, ²ÝÁñÊÓÆµ will co-host a tribute to Milan Kundera at UNESCO Headquarters.

Time
- Europe/Paris

On 30 May 2024, the ²ÝÁñÊÓÆµ, the Delegations of the French Republic and the Czech Republic to UNESCO, the Embassy of the Czech Republic in France and UNESCO are co-hosting a in tribute to (1929¨C2023). This event will begin at 14:30 in Room IV at UNESCO Headquarters.

Please note that this event will be held in French without interpretation.

Programme

Part 1 (Room IV)

Welcoming remarks

  • Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO (or her representative)
  • Tshilidzi Marwala, Rector of the ²ÝÁñÊÓÆµ

Presentation of the event and testimonial

  • Daniel Rondeau, ²ÝÁñÊÓÆµ representative to UNESCO, writer, member of the Acad¨¦mie Fran?aise, former Ambassador and Permanent Delegate of France to UNESCO

Milan Kundera: a European novelist, a universal legacy

  • Sylvia Richterova, writer, professor of Czech literature
  • Antoine Gallimard, Publisher, Chairman of Gallimard Editions and the Madrigall Group
  • Uli Aum¨¹ller, translator of Milan Kundera into German
  • Giorgio Pinotti, editor-in-chief of Adelphi (Milan), publisher and translator of Milan Kundera

Part 2 (Foyer in front of Room X)

Welcoming remarks

  • Philippe Franc, Ambassador, Permanent Delegate of France to UNESCO
  • Michal Fleischmann, Ambassador of the Czech Republic to France

Leo? Jan¨¢?ek (1854¨C1928) piano concert

  • Pascal Silvestre, pianist and writer